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Dr Agnes Ragondet, Group Sustainability Director, Hewland/Hero Motors. This paper presents a sustainability-driven manufacturing initiative that leverages a UK-based pilot facility to develop, test, and optimise sustainable technologies in gear manufacturing with the objective to enable scalable implementation in Indian high-volume production facilities.
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A Practical Guide to Integrated Motion Control in 2026 and Beyond This whitepaper explains why chassis–powertrain integration is no longer optional, but a strategic imperative for OEMs and Tier 1s. It focuses on concrete use cases – torque vectoring with brake-by-wire, steer-by-wire with active suspension, and centralized vehicle motion control – and discusses the engineering…
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Edoardo Freschi, EV-Traction Sales Director, IMA EV-TECH It was early in 2009 when ATOP started developing the first fully automatic line to produce hair-pin stators. Being a medium-sized company and not having, at that time, the capacity to support such a wide range of solutions, it was necessary to make a choice between the well-known,…
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Dr. Sander Clerick, Development Chemist, Arteco The automotive industry is rapidly shifting to low- and zero-emission solutions. Electrification, including hybrid, battery, and fuel cell electric vehicles (EVs), is driving innovation in powertrain and thermal management systems. Moving away from internal combustion engines is crucial to reducing greenhouse gases, air pollution, and their impact on the climate. With…
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Philippe Pauchard, Application Engineers at DuPont (Switzerland) Christoph Berger, Application Development Manager, DuPont (Germany) Ruth Jackowiak, Application Engineers at DuPont (Switzerland) The automotive industry is progressing toward high-voltage systems for electric vehicles (EVs) with enhanced efficiency. Reliable and durable components are increasingly critical, particularly bearings in electric motors, which can suffer from electrical erosion due…
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Xiao Cai, Chairman & CTO, Stropower Technologies Co., Ltd. The correlation factors between the NVH performance of e-drive vehicles and its inner high-voltage power network Extensive impact of underlying electrical fluctuations and transients on electric drive vehicles Development of industry testing standards and testing environment
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DI (FH) Wilhelm Vallant, Product and Business Development Manager Transmission & E-axle, AVL List GmbH The automotive sector is experiencing a profound transformation towards electrification, motivated by the dual objectives of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and ensuring uncompromised vehicle performance. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are increasingly challenged to meet rigorous sustainability and cost-efficiency benchmarks. In…
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In addition to dedicated hybrid transmissions, Horse Powertrain also supplies dedicated combustion engines and complete drive modules. At the 28th CTI Symposium in Berlin last December, we spoke to Ingo Scholten, CTO of Horse Powertrain, about developments in current and future hybrid technology.
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Adrian Tylim, Head of Business Development, Blue Solutions Blue Solutions makes solid-state batteries in France and Canada. Series production is scheduled to begin in 2029, with significant advantages in energy density, cost, and safety, says Adrian Tylim, Head of Business Development. On the CTI Symposium Novi in May 2025, we discussed the prospects for solid-state…
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Joe Tolkacz, Chief Engineer, Stellantis The Stellantis RAM 1500 Ramcharger is the first of its kind in the US market – a light truck with a pure serial range extender drive, a range of 690 miles, and two e-drives providing 647 hp in total. We spoke to Chief Engineer Joe Tolkacz, who presented the Ramcharger…
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